07 Flashcards

1
Q
  • fence
  • wind machine
  • crib
  • static electricity
  • specialty
  • a nice round of applause
  • regional championship
  • resentment
  • geek
  • bald spot
  • angry talk
  • sincerity
  • custom built-ins a built-in/fixed cupboard
  • patio
  • residential real estate
  • orange slices
  • a school play / school plays
  • crown molding
  • recessed lighting/bookshelf
  • shoehorn
  • unitard
  • opposing side
A

unitard: a tight-fitting one-piece garment of stretchable fabric which covers the body from the neck to the knees or feet.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

the kid’s got skills. It’s in his blood. It runs in his blood.

A

if an ability or tendency is in, or runs in, someone’s blood, it is natural to them and others in their family

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

This means more to dad than it does to Manny.

A
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

I want to thank you guys for coming by and supporting the kid. You guys are the best.

A
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Stay focus, stay loose

Go get ‘em

A

stay loose: used to tell someone to stay calm, or not to worry about something

loosen (sb) up: to stop worrying and become more relaxed, or to make someone do this

加油

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

put it away or lose it

A
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q
  • uncoordinated
  • nerdy
  • ironic
  • petty
  • lame
  • masterful
  • superior
  • squiggly
  • kid-friendly
  • flame-red
  • sincerely
  • fairly
    clingy
  • diabetic
  • mortified
A

someone who is clingy is too dependent on another person, and will often hold on to them
mortified: extremely offended, ashamed, or embarrassed

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

How could this go wrong?

A
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q
  • work with/ among
  • wreck
  • go back to
  • suspend sth/sb from sth
  • pride yourself on (doing) sth
  • recharge
  • bug
  • move on to
  • compete against
  • come by
  • sleep over
  • stir up trouble/ resentment / anger/ hatred/ people’s emotions
  • bubble up/ away
  • excel at
  • rule out
  • take sth back
  • run sb/sth down
  • lurk
  • question
  • resent
  • pass away
A

if you work with/ among someone or a group of people, your job involves trying to help them
wreck: to completely spoil something so that it cannot continue in a successful way
go back to: to have been made, built, or started at some time in the past
sleep over: to sleep at someone’s house for a night – used especially by children
stir up: to deliberately try to cause arguments or bad feelings between people
if a feeling or activity bubbles, it continues to exist
rule out: to decide that something is not possible or suitable
take sth back: to admit something you said is wrong
run sb/sth down: to find someone or something after searching for a long time

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

You always take things a little too far.

A
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

No biggie.

A
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q
  • switch seats
  • drop the ball on
  • get one’s panties in a bunch
  • take umbrage
  • clear the air with sb
  • till the cows come home
  • pull the fire alarm
  • be a pill
  • put a stop/an end to sth
  • take sb out for (a meal)
  • do justice to sb/sth
A

drop the ball: to make a mistake when dealing with something because you stop thinking carefully or paying attention
take umbrage: to feel upset or annoyed, usually because you feel that someone has been rude or shown no respect to you
clear the air: to do something to end an argument or bad situation, for example discuss a problem calmly
if someone, especially a child, is a pill, they are annoying

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

People are staring.

A
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

It means more to Dad than it does to Manny.

A
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

It’s his chance to be sth

A
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

What’s up with you and your sister? Nothing is up.

17
Q

Could this have something to do with…?

18
Q

This is interesting to no one.

19
Q

Parents have to have faith that the kid is going to fine his own way.

20
Q

It’s probably just butterflies.

21
Q

That’s really as loud as I can go.

22
Q

Great (home) ideas just keep lurking, mostly nearby.

23
Q

It’s not exactly the way I remember/ want/ need sth

24
Q

Why is your iPod in your mouth?

25
Q

You should know, it’s hard on people who love you. We feel the tension. We hear the words that cut like knives.

26
Q

Is this seat taken?

27
Q

Bring it on, big boy.

28
Q

I miss being on your team.

29
Q

Here is where I come out.